# Gobernador Castello Airport (VDM)

> Viedma / Carmen de Patagones, AR · IATA: VDM · ICAO: SAVV · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `VDM` |
| ICAO | `SAVV` |
| City | Viedma / Carmen de Patagones |
| Country | AR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -40.86920, -63.00040 |

## Description

Pears, apples and wool from the lower Río Negro valley leave Patagonia by ship and truck, not through Gobernador Castello Airport (VDM, ICAO SAVV). The airport sits about nine kilometres south of Viedma, capital of Río Negro province and twin city of Carmen de Patagones, and handled roughly 34,000 passengers in 2024. Its asphalt runway 11/29 is 2,552 metres long and takes narrowbody aircraft on domestic services to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque and Bariloche; the concession is held by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. There is no dedicated cargo terminal, bonded warehouse or freighter operation — whatever air freight arises travels as belly cargo on those domestic flights. Regional exports move instead through the Atlantic port of San Antonio Este and by road along Ruta Nacional 3. Forwarders consolidate international air cargo at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE), with Bahía Blanca (BHI), some 270 road kilometres north, as the nearer alternative.

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